T1 separation axiom

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The T1 separation axiom is a topological property requiring that for any two distinct points, each has an open set containing it but not the other, ensuring all singletons are closed.

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instanceOf separation axiom
topological property
alsoKnownAs Fréchet axiom NERFINISHED
T1 axiom NERFINISHED
appliesTo topological space
category mathematics
characterizes spaces in which convergence of sequences is determined by limits being unique when the space is also Hausdorff
closureProperty The closure of a singleton {x} is {x} itself.
consequence No point is isolated by being contained in every nonempty open set unless the space is trivial
definition For any two distinct points x and y in a topological space, there exists an open set containing x but not y, and an open set containing y but not x.
ensures points are topologically distinguishable by closed sets
equivalentCondition Every singleton set {x} is closed in the space.
Finite subsets of the space are closed.
For each point x and each point y ≠ x, there exists an open set containing x but not y.
failsIn indiscrete topology on a set with more than one point
field topology
formalizes the idea that points can be separated by open sets in at least one direction
historicalNote Named after Maurice Fréchet in some literature
holdsIn discrete topology on any set
standard topology on the real numbers
implies T0 separation axiom
interactionWithCompactness In a T1 space, compact subsets are closed
interactionWithConnectedness In a T1 space, components are intersections of clopen sets
interactionWithConvergence In a T1 space, a sequence can converge to a point only if every neighborhood of the point contains all but finitely many terms of the sequence
isImpliedBy Hausdorff property NERFINISHED
T2 separation axiom
normal Hausdorff property
regular Hausdorff property
isStrongerThan T0 separation axiom NERFINISHED
isWeakerThan Hausdorff property
T2 separation axiom
logicalStrength strictly stronger than T0 and strictly weaker than T2 in general
notPreservedUnder arbitrary quotient maps
preservedUnder arbitrary products
continuous open images
finite products
taking subspaces
topologicalInvariance invariant under homeomorphisms
usedIn general topology
topological separation theory
usedToDefine T1 space

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Hausdorff isStrongerThan T1 separation axiom
subject surface form: Hausdorff space